verb used with object 1. to take into one s possession something offered or delivered : to receive many gifts. 2. to have something bestowed, conferred, etc.: to receive receives : German English translations and synonyms BEOLINGUS Online dictionary, TU Chemnitz receives definition of receives by re ceive r s v v. re ceived, re ceiv ing, re ceives. v.tr. 1. To take or acquire something given, offered, or transmitted get. 2. To hear or see information, for to hold, bear, or contain: The nut receives a bolt and a washer. The plaster receives the impression of the mold. 7. to take into the mind apprehend mentally: to receive an idea. Tags: receive, define, receive, receive Acquire , verb accept, accipere, assume, be given, capere, catch, collect, e by, derive, draw, earn, gain, gather, get, inherit, make, obtain, pick up, pocket On September 18th, Pope Benedict XVI received in audience Archbishop Hilarion, president of the Department for External Church Affairs of the Patriarchate of